Arabic word sheet
حِينٌ
A time, a period
- Type
- noun
- Root
- ح ي ن
Meaning and usage
A time, a period
A time of vague length, short or long: a moment, a period, an age. What follows it, or the context, tells which time is meant.
When, at the time when
Placed before a clause or a noun, it sets one event in the time of another: "when", "at the time of".
For a while, at one time
Used on its own to say how long or at what point: for some time, at one moment.
Plural
أَحْيَانٌ
Word family
What the root means ح ي ن
The root carries the idea of time, and above all of the moment when a thing arrives or falls due. From it come the word for a stretch of time and the one meaning "at that time".
at that time, then
حِينَئِذٍ
Synonyms
a long time, an age
دَهْرٌ
It suggests a very long span, the passing ages, whereas the headword fits any length of time, even a brief one.
time, a set moment
وَقْتٌ
It names a precise moment or span that can be measured or fixed, whereas the headword stays vague.